Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-14
WALES AND HIS FAMILY.

..lfd Ritter IN the S'emihs sweets. Which
me werid's Rye Surround and Permsats
MAR ExIstence-The hestraints Of PORN and
POSITION.
,..aon Letter to San Francisco Argonaut.
psoule who envy Princes and Prin-
essa and think they leada sort OF
,',.,.tsle existence, make huge mis-.
e. - From the Prince of Wales and his
s;is down none OF them occupy bed
,-oses. Poor "Tummy" himself has
:, such an easy time.of it. 1t is true
: has unlimited credit; an income of
aser k1oO,oo a year; q pretty wife;
.,;oue of toadies termed his "set"
= fawn upon him and pander to his
aorv wish; the acquiescent smile of
nearly every woman upon whose
..tractive form or features ne rests
ria droop-cornered, suggestive eye; the
,,forced homage of nation, and the
aosition of "frst gentleman in the
,;n,dom." He is the honored and
bonoring guest at every place
and on every occasion where and
wben he bestows his little pudgy pres
.ree. he is 'the glass of fashion"-if
Mt "the mold OF form "-and estab-
lsbes tine mode for men in all such
eaters as length of coat-taiIs, tight
.oss or looseness of trousers-legs, width
81 shirt collars, number OF shrt-studs,
Sonth of shirt cuffs, fullness of coat
Slasyss shape OF hats, and color OF
nsckties: he is the acknowledged gour-
moi in food and the admitted con.
noisseur in wine, SO that his opinion
of a dish or judgment as to a particu-
lar brand of champagne or claret is
accepted as final and his every word
and movement are watched, noted.
and inwardly digested as the quintes-
ssnls OF interest and Importance by
society. He has and is all these
things, but, well may he say, "and yet
am not happy"
Why?
There must be some concealed bit
ter in the seeming sweets which, to the
worlds eve, surround and permeate
the atmosphere of his existence. What
IS it? One word will answer the ques-
tion-restraint, the restraint which
holds in royal check every nat nral
sense and sentiment. and forbids every
exhibition OF manly nature beyond
fbe narr ow limits it prescribes.
1t is a popular idea IN America quite
as much, as If not more, tnan in Eng.
land, that the Prince OF Wales is about
the last man in the world to be restrain
ed in ANYTHING. All the little naughty
tales which have been whispered about
him from Lady Mordaunt down to
Mrs. Langtry; all thelittle self.indulgent
and familiar Incidents concerning his in
tercourse with Miss Chamberlain ct al,
would lead one to suppose that such
thing as restraint had about as
much power over his actions as silk
thread would have to tether an ele-
plant. 1t does not follow that all
that is said of him is true; indeed it is
safe to say that nine-tenths OF it ism
But if he sometimes does overstep the
royal boundary; if his spirit does not
now and then rise up in arms against
the forced cramping sought to be put
upon his nature, who can blame him?
He is only man after all even though
the British nation are pleased to con-
slider him good deal more. And then
OF course, his slips are more noticed
than other peoples, and mole-hils be-
come mountains in a short space Of
time. once Truth, the World and Van
ity Fair get an inkling of the matter.
often wonder he is as good as he
is, poor chap The Princess is rather
q uragon / fancy; and does a good
deal OF quiet flirting with the good
looking equerries aid lords IN waiting,
as her restraint is less than that OF
other unmarried royalties" She en-
Joys the perogative of asking men to
dance with her at balls. This doesn't
look like restraint certainly; yet there
is a restraint in it. 1t is q right which
no nice-mlnded woman would care to
exercise, be she the Queen, Princess, or
what you like. Her restraint consists
IN not letting men ask her; Tor she
might hesitate about asking men and
compelling them to throw over pre-
ylous engagements. as they would be
Obliged to do, no engagement for any.
thing-balls, dinner party, contem-
plated Journey, or dance-hold-
Ing good against a royal COM
mand. Knowing this q re-
fined woman would feel great delicacy
IN forcing men to dance with her. The
Princess of Wales, however, doesn't
seem TO be troubled much with sensi-
tlveness in regard to this. Indeed, so
lar from shrinking from royal obtru-
slveness, she Yields her power with
considerable lack of womanly feeling.
Some time ago there used to be a
young man who was at all the court
pals and other entertainments where
the Princess was. He was good
dancer and handsome; but, alas! he
mad heart complaint, and his doc
TOR warned him on no account to
dance. SO he used to stand about
and look on. There were loads of
lovely girls with whom he would have
nsked a good deal for few turns OF
await. But his physicians orders
must be obeyed. Tn, Princess
OF Wales found out about it,
ana, instead OF commenting the
young chap for his good sense and
ympathizlng with him, what does she
aoE Sends him word by an eqierry
lIhat Sthe ''iorm') that she wishes
10 dance with HIM. He turns pale,
LOT he knows he can't refuse or ex-
cuse himself So off he gees, at the
rsk OF his life, Juggling round a woman
whose lameness does not exactly inn
prove her heavy Danish step, while
uozens OF his favorite partners are
Win "other fellows" A woman who
can DO that sort OF thing Is not apt